One of the themes in my life is always looking for the lower person's story. I usually shy away from biographies because I don't really want to know what famous people did or big world leaders did. And as I've gotten older, I've started reading a couple of them, but not a lot.
But when I can find a book about a person that went and did life with people where they were instead of in the halls of leadership and power, I really enjoy it. I remember listening to an audiobook by a reporter who went to China and rented a car and drove all around China in the big cities and villages.
He learned about how people in China adhere to the rules, but also bend them to whatever they're doing or want to do. I've read about people in small towns. I love homespun stories. I don't really get into what that president was deciding when he looked at and jumped at an opportunity or how a cutthroat leader got ahead by screwing his buddy and his buddy's wife.
But when I can learn about real people, I really enjoy it. You can check "Country Driving: A Road Trip Across China" at https://a.co/d/bPCtY0o
